Friday, February 2, 2018

Spotlight Friday - February releases 2.02.18


Time to get ready for the weekend!
Kick up your feet and find a good place to read.
Sharing #booklove for your classroom or library.
Spotlighting a book or two because these books deserve the spotlight!


As much as I hate winter, the start of the year always means new books.  Lots of fun ones to look forward to in February!

Picture Books

What Do You Do With a Chance?
What Do You Do With a Chance?
written by Kobi Yamada
illustrated by Mae Besom
published by Compendium Inc.
February 6th\

The Big Umbrella
The Big Umbrella
by Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates
published by Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
February 6th

Wordy Birdy
Wordy Birdy
written by Tammi Sauer
illustrated by Dave Mottram
published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
February 6th

Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
written by Liz Garton Scanlon
illustrated by Lee White
published by Schwartz and Wade Books
February 6th

Nobody's Duck
Nobody's Duck
by Mary Sullivan
published by HMH for Young Readers 
February 6th

Be Kind
Be Kind
written by Pat Zietlow Miller
illustrated by Jen Hill
published by Roaring Brook Press
February 6th

The Boy and the Blue Moon
The Boy and the Blue Moon
written by Sara O'Leary
illustrated by Ashley Crowley
published by Henry Holt
February 13th

Vincent Comes Home
Vincent Comes Home
by Jessixa Bagley and Aaron Bagley
published by Roaring Brook Press
February 13th

Peep and Egg: I'm Not Using the Potty
Peep and Egg I'm Not Using the Potty
written by Laura Gehl
illustrated by Joyce Wan
published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
February 13th

A Chip Off the Old Block
A Chip Off the Old Block
written by Jody Jensen Shaffer
illustrated by Daniel Miyares
published by Nancy Paulsen Books
February 20th

Wild One
Wild One
written by Jane Whittingham
illustrated by Noel Tuazon
published by Pajama Press
February 23rd (although mine came early!)

Big Choo
Big Choo
by Stephen Shaskan
published by Scholastic 
February 27th

Teddy's Favorite Toy
Teddy's Favorite Toy
written by Christian Trimmer
illustrated by Madeline Valentine
published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
February 27th

When Pigs Fly
When Pigs Fly
by James Burks
published by Disney-Hyperion
February 27th

Nonfiction Picture Books

Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
written by Kyo Maclear
illustrated by Julie Morstad
published by HarperCollins
February 6th

Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon
written by Annette Bay Pimentel
illustrated by Micha Archer
published by Nancy Paulsen Books
February 6th

Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
written by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Eric Rohmann 
published by Schwartz and Wade Books
February 6th

Warbler Wave
Warbler Wave
by April Pulley Sayre
published by Beach Lane Books
February 13th

Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up
Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up
written by Sally Walker 
illustrated by William Grill
published by Candlewick Press
February 13th

Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?: The Story of Ada Lovelace
Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?
written by Tanya Lee Stone
illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
published by Henry Holt and Co.
February 20th

Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet
Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet
by April Pulley Sayre
published by Greenwillow Books
February 20th

The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell: Based on the Childhood of a Great American Artist
The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell
written by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Gerard Dubois
published by Schwartz and Wade Books
February 27th

All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff
All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem With Stuff
written by Meghan McCarthy
published by Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
February 27th

Early Readers/Transitional Chapter Books

Better Together (Heartwood Hotel, #3)
Heartwood Hotel: Better Together
written by Kallie George
illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
published by Disney-Hyperion
February 6th


Baby Monkey, Private Eye
Baby Monkey Private Eye
by Brian Selznick and David Serlin
published by Scholastic
February 27th

Middle Grade

Stanley Will Probably Be Fine
Stanley Will Probably Be Fine
by Sally J. Pla
published by HarperCollins
February 6th

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
by John August
published by Roaring Book Press
February 6th

Checked
Checked
by Cynthia Kadohata
published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
February 6th

Bringing Me Back
Bringing Me Back
by Beth Vrabel
published by Sky Pony Press
February 6th

Geeked Out (Untitled, #1)
Geeked Out
by Obert Skye
published by Christy Ottaviano Books
February 6th

Dragon Bones (The Unwanteds Quests #2)
The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Bones
by Lisa McMann
published by Aladdin
February 6th

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein
Playing Atari With Saddam Hussein
by Jennifer Roy
published by HMH
February 6th

The 11:11 Wish
The 11:11 Wish
by Kim Tomsic
published by Katherine Tegen Books
February 13th

A Pup Called Trouble
A Pup Called Trouble
by Bobbie Pyron
published by Katherine Tegen Books
February 13th

The Art of the Swap
The Art of the Swap
by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malone
published by Simon and Schuster/Aladdin
February 13th

Granted
Granted
by John David Anderson
published by Walden Pond Press
February 13th

The Oceans between Stars
The Oceans Between Stars
by Kevin Emerson
published by Walden Pond Press
February 13th

One True Way
One True Way 
by Shannon Hitchcock
published by Scholastic
February 27th

The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1)
The Serpent's Secret: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond
by Sayantani DasGupta
published by Scholastic
February 27th

Young Adult

The Belles (The Belles #1)
The Belles
by Dhonielle Clayton
published by Disney-Hyperion 
February 6th

The Traitor's Game (The Traitor's Game #1)
The Traitor's Game
by Jennifer Nielsen
published by Scholastic
February 27th

Yup, will be another great reading month!  I don't know about you, but my library holds are already at a maximum!

Of course there are more books than this that will be published this month.  If there is a book you're looking forward to, add it in the comments so other readers know to look out for it!

All of the publishing houses and dates came from Goodreads.  Check the official publishers page for any changes.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Michelle, thanks for providing this list - I'm especially looking forward to 'Be Kind' and 'Vincent'. By the way, another book out this month (2/13) is Lee Bennett Hopkins' new poetry anthology "School People (Boyds Mills Press), featuring poems about all the grown-ups that kids meet at school, like the teacher, nurse, janitor, etc. 15 poets are included, like Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Charles Ghigna, and J. Patrick Lewis (and Yours Truly!).

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